PLANTS Profile for Coelorachis cylindrica (cylinder jointtail grass)

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Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash
cylinder jointtail grass

Symbol:

COCY

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

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Synonyms:
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

	MACA16	Manisuris campestris (Nutt.) Hitchc.
	MACY6	Manisuris cylindrica (Michx.) Kuntze
	MNCY	Mnesithea cylindrica (Michx.) Koning & Sosef

Distribution:
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Coelorachis

Classification:
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Coelorachis Brongn. – jointtail grass
Species	Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash – cylinder jointtail grass

Wetland Indicator Status:
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FAC

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FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41581.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 01/17/2009 10:09 AM MST